Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Holly Blue)

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Celastrina argiolus britanna
Holly Blue
Female (Click to open)
 		Subspecies 3 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCelastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jefferson, R. 2004 Insects and fleshy fruits British Wildlife Vol 16, No 2: 95-103.
Revels, R. 2006 More on the rise and fall of the Holly Blue British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 419-24.

Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
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